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4.5 Firmware 

Upgrade 

The system software used by this router is called as ‘firmware’. Just like any 

applications on the computer, when users replace the old application with a new one, 

the computer will be equipped with new function. Users can also use this firmware 

upgrade function to add new functions to the router. 

 

 

 

Parameter 

Description 

Firmware Upgrade 

This tool allows user to upgrade the broadband router’s 
system firmware. To upgrade the firmware of the broadband 
router, users need to download the firmware file to the local 
hard disk. Enter that file name and path in the appropriate 
field on this page. Alternatively, use the 

<Browse>

 button to 

find the firmware file. 

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for SP916GN

Page 1: ...User s Manual 11N Wireless LAN Broadband Router Model No SP916GN http www micronet info...

Page 2: ...Build Network Connection 7 3 2 Connecting to Web Based Management 8 3 2 1 IP Address Configuration 8 3 2 2 Router s IP Address 13 3 2 3 Starting Web Based Management UI 14 Chapter 4 Web Based Managem...

Page 3: ...m Log 64 4 3 5 Security Log 65 4 3 6 Active DHCP Client 66 4 3 7 Statistics 67 4 4 Configuration Backup and Restore 67 4 5 Firmware Upgrade 68 4 6 System Reset 69 Chapter 5 Troubleshoot 70 Chapter 6 G...

Page 4: ...transceiver 2 receiver to enhance data rate and wireless coverage In addition the scope of the network can be easily expanded by connecting the router to a hub or switch 1 1 Package Contents Prior to...

Page 5: ...l any connected cable with force and disconnect it from the router first y If users want to place this router at high places please make sure the router is firmly secured Falling from high places woul...

Page 6: ...1 5 Specifications Standards IEEE802 11b 802 11g 802 11 Draft N Memory z Flash 4MB z SDRAM 16MB Interface z WAN Port 1 x Port 10 100Mbps UTP z LAN Ports 4 x Port 10 100Mbps UTP Antenna 2 x 3dBi Dipole...

Page 7: ...Power 12 V DC 1A Switching Power Adapter Humidity 10 90 Non Condensing Temperature 10 40 C Certification FCC CE 4...

Page 8: ...WLAN Flashing Wireless LAN activity transferring or receiving On WAN LAN port Internet is running at 100Mbps Off WAN LAN port Internet is running at 10Mbps WAN LAN 10 100M Flashing WAN LAN activity t...

Page 9: ...onnecting to power source Reset WPS Press and hold this button for more than 10 seconds to reset settings back to factory default If button is pressed for less than 5 seconds WPS mode will be initiate...

Page 10: ...etwork connection between the new wireless router and other network computers and devices Step 1 Connect the xDSL cable modem to the WAN port of router by Ethernet cable Step 2 Connect the LAN port to...

Page 11: ...below to reconfigure it to dynamic IP address 3 2 1 IP Address Configuration a Windows 95 98 Me 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appe...

Page 12: ...ally 8 Reboot the PC PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from the Broadband Router s DHCP server 9 Please make sure that the Broadband router s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available...

Page 13: ...r s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on the LAN network 8 Proceed to Web based User Interface once IP address is correctly configured c Windows XP 1 Click the Start button and select Sett...

Page 14: ...P server is the only DHCP server available on the LAN network d Windows Vista 1 Click Start button then click control panel Click View Network Status and Tasks then click Manage Network Connections Ri...

Page 15: ...2 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click OK 12...

Page 16: ...t then Run at the bottom lower corner of the desktop 2 Enter cmd command and click OK 3 Input ipconfig then press Enter key Please check the IP address followed by Default Gateway In this example the...

Page 17: ...ut the IP address of router in the address bar and the following message should appear 2 Please input username and password in the field respectively Default username is admin and default password is...

Page 18: ...15...

Page 19: ...escription Set Time Zone Select the time zone for the country where the user resides The router will set its time based on user s selection Time Server Address Users can manually assign time server ad...

Page 20: ...dress already PPPoE xDSL ISP requires using a Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE connection PPTP xDSL ISP requires using a Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP connection L2TP xDSL ISP requ...

Page 21: ...r MAC address in order for users to connect to the Internet This MAC address is the PC s MAC address that the ISP had originally used to connect to the Internet Type in this MAC address in this sectio...

Page 22: ...ocol to connect to the Internet The ISP should provide all the information required in this section Parameter Description Username Enter the username provided by the ISP for the PPPoE connection Passw...

Page 23: ...only when click Connect manually from the Web user interface The WAN connection will not disconnect due to the idle timeout If the WAN line breaks down and links again the router will not auto connec...

Page 24: ...size BEZEQ ISRAEL Select this item if users are using the service provided by BEZEQ in Israel Connection Type z If you select Continuous the router will always connect to the ISP If the WAN line break...

Page 25: ...es user a static IP to be used to connect to the L2TP server IP Address This is the IP address that the ISP has given to users to establish a L2TP connection Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided...

Page 26: ...s if no packets have been sent during the specified period the router will automatically disconnect the connection with the ISP z This idle timeout function may not work due to abnormal activities of...

Page 27: ...e left or click General Setup link at the upper right corner of web management interface 4 2 1 System This section allows user to set the following system configuration Time Zone Password and Remote M...

Page 28: ...outer is 1234 and it s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from web browser There s a security risk if users don t change the default password since everyone can see it This is very important...

Page 29: ...m a specific IP address by enabling the Remote Management Parameter Description Host Address z This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management configuration access to the...

Page 30: ...amic IP address ISP will automatically give user an IP address Follow section 4 1 Cable Modem for detail information Static IP address ISP has given user an IP address already Follow section 4 1 Fixed...

Page 31: ...ts index and the matching IP address Most ISPs provide a DNS server for speed and convenience If the Service Provider connects the user to the Internet with dynamic IP settings it is likely that the D...

Page 32: ...DDNS service account above Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations 4 2 3 LAN Before all computers using wired Ethernet connection i e those computers connect to this r...

Page 33: ...o be the LAN client s default gateway Lease Time The DHCP when enabled will temporarily give the LAN clients an IP address In the Lease Time setting users can specify the time period that the DHCP len...

Page 34: ...o enable this function MAC Address Input the MAC address of the computer or network device IP address Input the IP address to assign to this computer or network device Click Add to enter the entry int...

Page 35: ...curity of the wireless network Parameter Description Enable or Disable Wireless Module Function Users can select to enable or disable the wireless connection of this device Click Apply at the bottom o...

Page 36: ...tion automatically ESSID This is the name of the wireless LAN All the devices in the same wireless LAN should have the same ESSID Channel Number The channel used by the wireless LAN All devices in the...

Page 37: ...lable access points nearby Users can select one access point in the table and it will join wireless LAN through this access point WLAN MAC For some applications users may need to designate a specific...

Page 38: ...this access point in the following modes AP Bridge Point to Point mode AP Bridge Point to Multi Point mode or AP Bridge WDS mode Users have to enter the MAC addresses of other access points that join...

Page 39: ...than one network together with wireless LAN it is necessary to set this access point in the following modes AP Bridge Point to Point mode AP Bridge Point to Multi Point mode or AP Bridge WDS mode User...

Page 40: ...gether with wireless LAN it is necessary to set this access point in the following modes AP Bridge Point to Point mode AP Bridge Point to Multi Point mode or AP Bridge WDS mode Users have to enter the...

Page 41: ...ents button then an Active Wireless Client Table will pop up Users can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point Root AP SSID In Universal Repeater mode th...

Page 42: ...transmitted If users set this value too low it will result in bad performance Default 2346 RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller the RTS threshold the wireless router will not use the RTS CTS...

Page 43: ...ling Broadcast ESSID can provide better security CTS Protect Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio signal collisions between 802 11b and 802 11g wireless access points It s recommended...

Page 44: ...y will be displayed For example if users select 64 bit as key length and Hex as key format the message at the right of Key Format is Hex 10 characters which means the length of WEP key is 10 character...

Page 45: ...r IP address The IP address of external RADIUS server RADIUS Server Port The service port of the external RADIUS server RADIUS Server Password The password used by external RADIUS server Click Apply a...

Page 46: ...r CCMP AES to change the encryption key frequently So the encryption key is not easy to be broken by hackers Parameter Description WPA TKIP TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the...

Page 47: ...d Users can use an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data during communication It uses TKIP or CCMP AES to change the encryption key frequ...

Page 48: ...ent of the wireless station to be added Click Add to for this wireless station to be added into the Current Access Control List Click Clear for both MAC Address and Comment fields to be cleared Remove...

Page 49: ...ecific button on the wireless client to start WPS mode and switch this wireless router to WPS mode too You can push Reset WPS button of this wireless router or click Start PBC button in the web config...

Page 50: ...will wait for WPS requests from wireless clients for 2 minutes The WLAN LED on the wireless router will be steady on when this wireless router is waiting for incoming WPS request Configure via Client...

Page 51: ...n it will enter the detail form of the QoS rule Click Apply after editing the form and the rule will be saved Adjust QoS rule priority Users can select the rule and click Move Up to make the priority...

Page 52: ...ere or assign a range of port numbers by assigning the first port number and the last port number of the range The two numbers are separated by a dash for example 100 150 means from port number 100 to...

Page 53: ...NAT Network address translations solve the problem of sharing a single IP address to multiple computers Without NAT all computers must be assigned with a valid Internet IP address to connect to Intern...

Page 54: ...ype to be forwarded Users can choose to forward TCP or UDP packets only or select both to forward both TCP and UDP packets Port Range The range of ports to be forward to the private IP Comment The des...

Page 55: ...ll be listed here Users can easily select the computer name without checking the IP address of the computer Private Port This is the port number of the above Private IP host that the below Public Port...

Page 56: ...6 3 Port Mapping for Special Applications Some applications require more than one connection a time and won t work with simple NAT rules In order to make these applications work users can use this fu...

Page 57: ...nternet through this router without any configuration The NAT Traversal function provided by UPnP can let applications that support UPnP smoothly connect to Internet sites without any incompatibility...

Page 58: ...way Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations 4 2 7 Firewall Besides NAT this router also provides firewall function to block malicious intruders from accessing computer...

Page 59: ...can block common hacker attacks and can log the attack activities DMZ The DMZ function allows user to redirect all packets going to the WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN 4 2 7...

Page 60: ...IP Add PC Users can click Add PC to add an access control rule for users by IP addresses Remove PC If users want to remove some PC from the IP Filtering Table select the PC and click Delete Selected...

Page 61: ...ers can block the clients from accessing some Internet services by checking the services to block Protocol This allows users to select UDP TCP or both protocol types to block Port Range It can be assi...

Page 62: ...RL Keyword If users want to remove a URL keyword from the Current URL Blocking Table select the URL keyword to remove and click Delete Selected Click Delete All button to remove all entries To clear t...

Page 63: ...Description Ping of Death Set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated Please check the box of Ping of Death and input the frequency of threshold how many packets per sec...

Page 64: ...s going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client server Parameter Description Enable DMZ Allow the DMZ to be enabled If there is a conflict between the Virtual Server and the DMZ setting then...

Page 65: ...ardware version numbers z Any illegal attempts to access the network and information on all DHCP client PCs currently connected to the network 4 3 1 System Information The Status and Information secti...

Page 66: ...WAN port is connected to a Cable DSL connection It also displays the router s WAN port WAN IP address Subnet Mask and ISP Gateway as well as the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS being used 4 3 3 Device...

Page 67: ...ys the Broadband router LAN port s current LAN IP Address and Subnet Mask It also shows whether the DHCP Server function has being enabled or disabled 4 3 4 System Log View the operation log of the sy...

Page 68: ...y attempts that have been made to illegally gain access to the network All information about network and system security is kept here and users can use this function to check the security event log of...

Page 69: ...outer s DHCP server Parameter Description Active DHCP Client This page shows all DHCP clients LAN PCs currently connected to the network The Active DHCP Client Table displays the IP address the MAC ad...

Page 70: ...tion Tools save or restore configuration settings Firmware Upgrade upgrade system firmware and Reset Parameter Description Configuration Tools Use the Backup tool to save the Broadband router current...

Page 71: ...nction to add new functions to the router Parameter Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows user to upgrade the broadband router s system firmware To upgrade the firmware of the broadband router...

Page 72: ...event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning users can perform a reset The settings will not be changed To perform the reset click on the Apply button Users will b...

Page 73: ...get connected to Internet 1 Go to Status Internet Connection menu and check Internet connection status 2 If you connect a computer to Internet directly before try to do that again and check if you ca...

Page 74: ...og onto web management interface password is wrong 1 Make sure you re connecting to the correct IP address of the router 2 Password is case sensitive Make sure the Caps Lock light is not illuminated 3...

Page 75: ...of the DNS server assigned by the ISP DSL Modem DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line A DSL modem uses the existing phone lines to transmit data at high speeds Ethernet A standard for computer netwo...

Page 76: ...s NAT capability users can access the Internet from any computer on the home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from the ISP Port Network Clients LAN PC uses port numbers to disting...

Page 77: ...reliable Datagram Protocol UDP TCP IP is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol TCP performs proper error detection and error recov...

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